Myths & mysteries
Astronomers almost named the planet Uranus after King George which would have ruined modern astrology charts
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Imagine trying to take your mystical birth chart seriously if it told you your 'George' was in retrograde. William Herschel originally named his newly discovered planet 'Georgium Sidus' after the British king. Thankfully, the scientific community intervened and renamed it Uranus to stick with the classical mythological theme.
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